Glitter Baby

In Susan Elizabeth Phillip's Glitter Baby, the 3rd installment in the Wynette Texas woman's fiction novel series, this story will warm your heart for this contemporary/historical romance.  You've been swept into the world of Fleur Savager and her life, past and present. This took us back to the 1960s and 1970s for a historical romance twist for some homegrown nostalgia with her own upbringing. All her life, people think she was special and beautiful. But to her, she was nothing but that, since there was something different about her. From a French convent and rushed into the limelight of modeling and acting, her father Alexi have treated her differently throughout this time. We saw her struggles with her career and on her love life, as she was grown up to become a most formidable and powerful opponent against him. There was a strong chemistry between her and Jake Koranda, a movie star in his own right, when they've been through hell and back to get back together. And when she learned a terrible family secret and her father's motives, she made a career of her own and became closer to her brother than before, who'd been awfully mistreated as well. Root for Fleur and Jake, the underdogs for this novel from start to finish with a most satisfying happy ending.

This was a charming and delightful woman's fiction novel that would tug at your own heart strings.  You'll be enchanted to learn about her life story and how she came into the world with struggles and heartaches of her own. I cared about Jake and Fleur's growing romance and despise her father and maybe her mother in its own way. I loved the vast locations from Europe to the USA for the various scenic settings in this gripping novel. You would fall in love with Fleur's story, since this had all the right fixings of romance, drama, action and intrigue, from start to finish.

Give Glitter Baby a read today!

The Seduction of Victor H.

In MJ Rose's The Seduction of Victor H., the 5th installment in the Reincarnationist thriller series, this novel would take you above and beyond. This one will take you to another level with a historical fiction angle. Set in Jersey Island, England, and New York City, we were introduced to Victor Hugo's quest to fight the devil's seduction to exchange souls with him, in order to win back his late daughter's soul in a new person. Later, we met Jacinthe "Jac" L'Etoile and Theo Gaspard, who met at a special clinic in their youth, and then were reunited on Jersey Island. Back and forth, M.J. Rose had interwoven the past and the present with interchanging POVs. We do get right into the heart of Jac's and Victor's worlds, how they struggled to fight the Devil's shadow and for their souls, and even further to a former past life of their own.

For this novel, this was another phenomenal thriller with historical fiction twist. I cared about Jac and Theo and become curious about the Victor Hugo connection to the past. I loved the dual locations of NYC and Jersey Island for the dual locations and settings for this novel. There were plenty of drama and shocking twists in both worlds, and how they intermingled when those lives collided in a startling end at the final climax. This novel would ask you the questions, what would you do to bring back the ones you loved from the dead, and how far would you go? Very enthralling for a thrill ride like none ever before with drama, action, suspense and intrigue with romance.

Will you be seduced today? If so, get ready to time travel.

A Quick Bite

In Lynsay Sands' A Quick Bite, the first installment in the Argeneau Vampire paranormal romance series, you're in for a treat in this quirky paranormal romance.  Lissianna Argeneau was a 200-year- old vampire vixen, who yearned to become independent from her demeaning and controlling family of bloodthirsty vampires. Meet Dr. Gregory Hewitt, a psychologist who'd been kidnapped by Lissi's mother to help her treat her phobia of blood. Quite unusual for a vampire, you think? But you'll love this unlikely love story between the two of them and root for them to be together. But someone had it in for Lissi. And it all started with her bite on his neck and the magic she had in them. The chemistry between them was hot and erotic, when there the danger lurked and romance bloomed. There was plenty of humor and some twists and turns for a great read to take a bite out of this paranormal romance series.

 This was a real intriguing paranormal romance debut for the series. It packed a punch of wicked twists and turns in this awkward love story. I do love the Paris setting and the US location for this novel, which worked well in twofold. I did care for Lissi and Greg, though they've made an unlikely couple of sorts. This would enchant you and compel you to read more than before with non-stop action, drama, romance, and a hint of intrigue.

Will you sink into a Quick Bite today? If so, get ready with a copy today!

Rebel Island

In Rick Riordan's Rebel Island, the 7th installment in the Tres Navarre mystery series, get ready to get blown away in this mystery. When Tres decided to honeymoon on Rebel Island, a fictional island off the town of San Antonio, Texas, it was a living nightmare for him and his bride.. And what made matters worse, they were stuck in the middle of a hurricane. But when Tres discovered a U.S. Marshal's dead body, it made things really go from bad to worse, now he knew a killer was on the loose. It was up to Tres, his bride Maia, and the other hotel guests to stop the killer and prepare for the storm, while old memories from Tres' past were revealed.

This was a great installment to this novel with a disturbing twist of fate for the newlyweds. I cared for Tres and his bride, when they were stuck on that island with no way out. I liked the small island off of Texas to make for a perfect idyllic setting and location for a novel to take place over 24 hours. You do get sucked into the vortex of fast-paced action, drama, a hint of intrigue and suspense in this mystery from start to finish.

Don't get stuck on Rebel Island? Give it a read today!

24 Hours

In Greg Iles's  24 Hours, the 2nd installment in the Mississippi thriller series, hold onto your hats and your seats. This took place in over 24 hours in real time action. It started off with the perfect kidnapping-for-ransom crime pulled off by a criminal mastermind. For four years, it had never failed, until the fifth time. When Will and Karen Jennings's little girl Abby was kidnapped, the clock started there. And this fifth kidnapping was different, except for the reason that Abby's Diabetic. And in this novel, we see what was inside the minds of Will, Karen, Abby, Joe Hickey and Huey in rapid-fact action. What will you do in 24 hours to save the ones you love? This novel begged the question with twists and turns, while the clock tick-tocked away. Hold your breath!


This was another compelling thriller from Greg Iles. I immediately cared for Will, Karen and Abby and didn't like Joe Hickey one bit. Huey was okay. I liked the Natchez Tennessee location and the vast settings from start to finish. This would hook you in and take you for a wild thrill ride, more like an emotional roller coaster ride. Great drama, good intense action, suspense, intrigue and a hint of mystery.

Will you check this book out in 24 Hours? If so, give it a try now!

Close Enough to Touch

In Victoria Dahl's Close Enough to Touch, the first book in the Jackson contemporary romance series, sh turned up the heat to cool you down and steam the windows in this novel, l. Grace Barrett was a former L.A. makeup artist and down in her luck, stuck in debt, and high-tailed it over to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She'd accepted free rent from her great-uncle and needed work fast, before her past caught up to her. Her next door neighbor was Cole Rawlins, a sexy cowboy who wanted to get underneath her skin and know her well. He had gotten a bum leg and had a Hollywood past of their own. But when a movie crews set up to do pre-production on his ranch, it stirred up a lot of trouble for their growing relationship and controversy amongst others. But what with Grace's purple wild hair and Cole's horsemanship skills were put to the test, they make an explosive couple with sexual chemistry that couldn't be beat. They escaped temptation and a belonging to be together and a new home of their own. We really saw Grace's struggles to cover her tracks and Cole's concerns about his ranch and his possible future. You'll be rooting for them to get together in no time.

This was an awesome and amazing contemporary romance. I cared about Grace and Cole, when we had gotten to know them much better. I loved the wildness of Grace to have purple hair and how Cole didn't mind. I found Jackson Hole was an ideal and perfect location for this novel with the surrealism of a ranch life. This would make you swoon for Cole and root for this couple with excellent drama, great romance, suspense, plenty of non-stop action and lots of intrigue.

Will you be close enough to touch love? If so, check it out today!

True Grey

In Clea Simon's True Grey, the 5th installment in the Dulcie Schwartz cozy mystery series, she returned for another gripping mystery that happened right under her nose. In this one, Dulcie who taught an English class at Harvard, was stuck in a bind. First it started with a dream. Later, it turned out to be a terrible reality. While she worked on her thesis, she discovered that someone else wrote about the subject on her paper. But things had gotten complicated, when she learned about a visiting scholar who was coming by the college, and came across a dead body. Now it was up to Dulcie and her friends to find out what was going on, while she felt the heat and pressure from the dean, and haven't seen much of her boyfriend Chris either. They believed she was a person of interest, when she was being framed by someone who had it in with her. We really saw what Dulcie struggled and went through, including some talks with her late cat, Mr. Grey, and her cat, Esme, to pose a thought or two for her. A little paranormal twist makes this a delightful feline cozy to read and enjoy.

This was an intriguing and compelling cat cozy with a hint of paranormal for a twist. I really did care about Dulcie and her relationship with Chris. There was so much going on in her life. I liked the Harvard settings and locations in Massachusetts. It was idealistic and true to nature of college life for students and faculty. This was a pleasurable cozy for light reading with its non-stop action, drama, intrigue and some mystery along the way.

Will you check out True Grey today? If so, give it a try!